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Are you on SS disability? If so you have Medicare and Medicaid? If you have Medicaid you can sign up for transportation thru them. Ur County Office of Aging may have buses. As a disabled person you should be able to get rides.
Even a home nurse needs an order to see a client. Call your PCP and see if this service is available where you live. Maybe the PCP has a Nurse that can come look at it.
I'm sorry to hear this, Danielle. Definitely, I think you should get the bite looked at by a doctor or nurse. Better safe than sorry!
Do you have a doctor or clinic you normally go to? My first thought is calling them and asking the office manager if she or he knows of a service that could help. Is there a friendly church in your town or area? Even if you don't go there, you could call the church office during the work day and ask if they might be able to help.
Another thought is an organization called FISH (it stands for Friends in Service Helping). They offer free rides to medical appointments. I am not sure if they operate in Maine.
Do you have a caseworker or any sort of contact with a social service agency in your county? I think it would be worthwhile to reach out and see what's available. Here is a link I found:
The phone number for SeniorsPlus (Aging and Disability Resources) is 1(800) 427-1241. The hours are 8AM-5PM, Monday through Friday.
I hope you can get this taken care of soon so you can rest easy about the dog bite. Knowing about help that's available just in case for future situations would be good too.
Best wishes to you and let us know how you make out!
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Are you on SS disability? If so you have Medicare and Medicaid? If you have Medicaid you can sign up for transportation thru them. Ur County Office of Aging may have buses. As a disabled person you should be able to get rides.
Even a home nurse needs an order to see a client. Call your PCP and see if this service is available where you live. Maybe the PCP has a Nurse that can come look at it.
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Do you have a doctor or clinic you normally go to? My first thought is calling them and asking the office manager if she or he knows of a service that could help. Is there a friendly church in your town or area? Even if you don't go there, you could call the church office during the work day and ask if they might be able to help.
Another thought is an organization called FISH (it stands for Friends in Service Helping). They offer free rides to medical appointments. I am not sure if they operate in Maine.
Do you have a caseworker or any sort of contact with a social service agency in your county? I think it would be worthwhile to reach out and see what's available. Here is a link I found:
https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oads/community-support/resource-centers.html#seniorplus
The phone number for SeniorsPlus (Aging and Disability Resources) is 1(800) 427-1241. The hours are 8AM-5PM, Monday through Friday.
I hope you can get this taken care of soon so you can rest easy about the dog bite. Knowing about help that's available just in case for future situations would be good too.
Best wishes to you and let us know how you make out!